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u.n. security council resolution that would establish a no-fly zone over libya and task international air forces with preventing libyan jets from attacking rebels. it's a step that some of the rebel forces there have requested. and today foreign ministers from persian gulf nations said a no-fly zone should be imposed. but the obama administration and its military advisors have so far resisted that request. and in treaties from members of congress for intervention. nevertheless earlier today the president said there were ongoing talks over an armd response. >> we've got nato, as we speak, consulting in brussels around a wide range of potential options. including potential military options. in response to the vileen... violence that continues to take place inside of libya. >> woodruff: defense secretary robert gates who has warned against a third u.s. intervention in a muslim nation has publicly said imposing a no fly zone amounts to an act of war. gates was asked today during an an unannoun
u.n. security council resolution that would establish a no-fly zone over libya and task international air forces with preventing libyan jets from attacking rebels. it's a step that some of the rebel forces there have requested. and today foreign ministers from persian gulf nations said a no-fly zone should be imposed. but the obama administration and its military advisors have so far resisted that request. and in treaties from members of congress for intervention. nevertheless earlier today the...
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the u.n., susan rice. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the radiation containment efforts in japan as the government there raises the alert level. >> suarez: plus jeffrey kaye, in beijing, has chinese reaction to the japanese nuclear crisis. >> the nation is in the process of building 37 new nuclear pourpts, and is now reexamining safety. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. >> suarez: and fred de sam lazaro gets a rare look inside syria, where the government is just beginning to be challenged by protesters. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebody has got to get serious. >> i think... >> we need renewable energy. >> ...renewable energy is vital to our planet. >> you hear about alternatives, right? wind, solar, algae. >> i think it's going to work an a big scale. only, i think it's going to be affordable. >> so, where are they? >> it has to work in the real world. at
the u.n., susan rice. >> brown: then, we get the latest on the radiation containment efforts in japan as the government there raises the alert level. >> suarez: plus jeffrey kaye, in beijing, has chinese reaction to the japanese nuclear crisis. >> the nation is in the process of building 37 new nuclear pourpts, and is now reexamining safety. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. >> suarez: and fred de sam lazaro gets a rare look...
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we could go, we don't even need to go to the u.n. to did this. we just go and do it and let me tell you one thing, no one in the world whether we just go and bomb the heck out of qaddafi and get him out of there or implement a no-fly zone is going to shed a tear on qaddafi-- qaddafi. he has no friends. nobody careses about him. the whole world voted unanimously, 100%, everywhere you go. >> i would disagree. i think china and russia have opposed the use of force in terms of its discussions at the u.n.. but again, my perspective and position is not that action shouldn't be taken, it's how to best accomplish the desired outcome which is to get qaddafi to cease and desist. but we need to do that because we also have to recognize that we're risking in the case of u.s. involvement and that of the coalition nations, the sons and daughters who are involved in executing these operations. so what are the national security interests of the member nations that are involved here. >> and gentlemen, we are going iting to have to leave it there. it is something
we could go, we don't even need to go to the u.n. to did this. we just go and do it and let me tell you one thing, no one in the world whether we just go and bomb the heck out of qaddafi and get him out of there or implement a no-fly zone is going to shed a tear on qaddafi-- qaddafi. he has no friends. nobody careses about him. the whole world voted unanimously, 100%, everywhere you go. >> i would disagree. i think china and russia have opposed the use of force in terms of its discussions...
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there's no regular order here: consultation with the arab league, the u.n., u.n. resolution passed thursday, consultation with congress on friday. the american people are being asked when our boys, men and women, are in the field of battle and i don't think the case has been made to the american public as to what's our mission. what's the measurements of success. so i plaud the president's actions but i think he hasn't done the job that has to be done in terms of working with the representatives of people congress and then more directly with the american people themselves to lay out what are the measures of success, what is the mission here. >> lehrer: what do you think has happened thus far? >> the international community has performed admirably. the problem is what's next? what are the goals? what's it going to cost? how long are we going to be there? who's in charge? what's the end game? >> lehrer: senator hart, how do you feel and pick up on what senator coalman says about his problems with how this whole process has worked and gotten us here. >> what strikes
there's no regular order here: consultation with the arab league, the u.n., u.n. resolution passed thursday, consultation with congress on friday. the american people are being asked when our boys, men and women, are in the field of battle and i don't think the case has been made to the american public as to what's our mission. what's the measurements of success. so i plaud the president's actions but i think he hasn't done the job that has to be done in terms of working with the...
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yesterday, the u.n. security council unanimously imposed further sanctions on bgagbo's government. >> and we're satisfied that all member states are together in one voice and one accord calling for specific sanctions, targeted sanctions against gbagbo. for us, we believe that the die is cast and this will present sufficient pressure on gbagbo to step down. >> warner: but jennifer cooke says international pressure may not be enough. >> unfortunately, for all that good intention and the good action, gbagbo, and if he wishes to stay in power and cares nothing for the future, can do that, can bring the country down with him. he can do that, and there's very little that the international community can do, short of a military intervention, which nobody has really been willing to countenance. >> warner: meanwhile, the ivorian people are suffering. all major banks closed their doors in february, leaving businesses and citizens without access to their money. once an economic powerhouse, and a major world cocoa pr
yesterday, the u.n. security council unanimously imposed further sanctions on bgagbo's government. >> and we're satisfied that all member states are together in one voice and one accord calling for specific sanctions, targeted sanctions against gbagbo. for us, we believe that the die is cast and this will present sufficient pressure on gbagbo to step down. >> warner: but jennifer cooke says international pressure may not be enough. >> unfortunately, for all that good intention...
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refus in a u.n. protected hotel in abidjan, while incumbent gbagbo held his own inauguration ceremony in december and remains in the presidential palace. as negotiations flagged, the struggle turned violent with pro-gbagbo forces attacking pro- outtara civilian neighborhoods and even attacking u.n. peacekeepers. nearly 500 people have died so far and the united nations says as many as one million people have fled their homes, some to nearby countries. but this week the momentum shifted, forces loyal to ouattara have taken 12 cities and towns since monday, including the political capital of yamoussoukro and the port of san pedro, before taking the fight to the commercial capital abijidan today. >> yeah, the last week has seen a dramatic deterioration of the security situation. if it weren't for the numbers of those killed i think we'd call this a civil war essentially. >> warner: jennifer cooke is director of the africa program at the center for strategic and international studies. >> laurent gbagbo s
refus in a u.n. protected hotel in abidjan, while incumbent gbagbo held his own inauguration ceremony in december and remains in the presidential palace. as negotiations flagged, the struggle turned violent with pro-gbagbo forces attacking pro- outtara civilian neighborhoods and even attacking u.n. peacekeepers. nearly 500 people have died so far and the united nations says as many as one million people have fled their homes, some to nearby countries. but this week the momentum shifted, forces...
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i think the u.n. can certainly accompany, like the rest of the international community, this movement. the u.n. hasn't any money of its own but can channel some... some money from... when it's needed. in libya, the u.n. may be needed now. there are some very, very serious problems. apparently there is some... it's a very rich country but the money is not in the hands of the people. i think they may need some humanitarian emergency help. there is also some need for the repat ration of the tens of thousands perhaps hundreds of thousands of expatriate workers from asia, from the rest of the arab world, from africa. so there there is definitely a need. >> rose: should the former dictators be put on trial? >> that is what the people are saying. >> rose: they should. >> that is what the people are saying both in egypt and tunisia and libya. rose: they want them on trial. >> they are saying that everyday in egypt i understand that they have small committees that have been set up to try and see where the mone
i think the u.n. can certainly accompany, like the rest of the international community, this movement. the u.n. hasn't any money of its own but can channel some... some money from... when it's needed. in libya, the u.n. may be needed now. there are some very, very serious problems. apparently there is some... it's a very rich country but the money is not in the hands of the people. i think they may need some humanitarian emergency help. there is also some need for the repat ration of the tens...
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i mean, the u.n. said it was a humanitarian crisis, so we got a team together to get out here, to expect a crisis. but i think it's just logistics problem here, i can't see an actual crisis. >> reporter: the logistic problem: not enough buses or planes. and some, like these bangladeshis, are getting fed up. for the egyptians and the algerians, it's a relatively short distance home, of course. but these bangladesh men, they've been here they say for five, six, seven days already, and they say their government is doing nothing to help. at the airport, some of the tens of thousands of egyptians stranded here in recent days, british and french planes coming in to help them on their way. leaving those out in the camps dependent on organizations like telecom san pontier, to make contact with home, tell people, i'm still alive. the phone link's vital, because for these people, it's by no means certain how long they've still got to wait to get back home. >> woodruff: as the libyan drama continued, there was w
i mean, the u.n. said it was a humanitarian crisis, so we got a team together to get out here, to expect a crisis. but i think it's just logistics problem here, i can't see an actual crisis. >> reporter: the logistic problem: not enough buses or planes. and some, like these bangladeshis, are getting fed up. for the egyptians and the algerians, it's a relatively short distance home, of course. but these bangladesh men, they've been here they say for five, six, seven days already, and they...
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the u.n. estimated that 140,000 people-- most of them foreigners-- have fled the violence inside libya. and tunisian guards at a main crossing point fired into the air at times today, as they strained to maintain order. we have a report on the tunisian border from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: desperate to get into tunisia and for some the wait is too much. manhandled over the frontier walls into the hands of the medics. on the wall they kick them, they hit them, but still plenty get through. which tunisia is allowing but one by one. only at this rate the tunisian officials process them into the country. >> it's been working very well so far. everyone is getting some. we also have high energy biscuits. they have just arrived. >> reporter: for those stuck the other side of the frontier wall, there is bread thrown, water to follow. and all the while from their tinted windows, the border guards loyal to colonel qaddafi looked on. inside tunisia, there is immediate medi
the u.n. estimated that 140,000 people-- most of them foreigners-- have fled the violence inside libya. and tunisian guards at a main crossing point fired into the air at times today, as they strained to maintain order. we have a report on the tunisian border from alex thomson of independent television news. >> reporter: desperate to get into tunisia and for some the wait is too much. manhandled over the frontier walls into the hands of the medics. on the wall they kick them, they hit...
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foreign minister sergey lavrov charged the campaign has gone well beyond protecting civilians, as the u.n. authorized. . >> reports are coming and no one denies them on coalition air force strikes against qaddafi's columns of troops. and reports about the support of the actions of the armed insurgents. there's a clear contradiction here. we believe that interference of the coalition in the internal, as a matter of fact, civil war has not been sanctioned by the u.n. security council resolution. >> ifill: in response, nato's military commander for libya insisted the purpose of the air strikes is unchanged. the alliance agreed on sunday to take control of the libyan operation from the u.s., britain, and france. meanwhile, army general carter ham of the u.s. africa command warned qaddafi's forces could still roll back the rebels, if the air strikes stopped. at a pentagon briefing, vice admiral bill gortney reinforced that view. >> clearly the opposition is not well organized, and it is not a very robust organization. i mean, that's obvious. so any gain that they make is tenuous based on that.
foreign minister sergey lavrov charged the campaign has gone well beyond protecting civilians, as the u.n. authorized. . >> reports are coming and no one denies them on coalition air force strikes against qaddafi's columns of troops. and reports about the support of the actions of the armed insurgents. there's a clear contradiction here. we believe that interference of the coalition in the internal, as a matter of fact, civil war has not been sanctioned by the u.n. security council...
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that isn't part of the u.n. mission. the u.n. mission is to protect civilians. you might say the best way for the civilians to be protected is for qaddafi to go. that's not what the u.n. resolution says. you have the possibility that this could go on for a long time if qaddafi stays. i was speaking today to admiral william fallon who was a former head of u.s. stram command. he help set up a no fly zone in iraq in 1991. he said to me we had no idea that would go for this staggering expense. >> warner: and did you say that it's very hard then to sustain some kind of loose, what, political committee that would run all of this if it is sustained, charles? >> i think a lot depends on what happens in the next few week. there's a benign version which is that this is largely a use of force against fixed assets. the no fly zone goes in. the qaddafi regime starts to crumble. maybe he goes into exile. we can sort of step back. if that doesn't happen and the rebels start moving against the regime and they expect nato to be their air force and we then have the choice of goin
that isn't part of the u.n. mission. the u.n. mission is to protect civilians. you might say the best way for the civilians to be protected is for qaddafi to go. that's not what the u.n. resolution says. you have the possibility that this could go on for a long time if qaddafi stays. i was speaking today to admiral william fallon who was a former head of u.s. stram command. he help set up a no fly zone in iraq in 1991. he said to me we had no idea that would go for this staggering expense....
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the u.n. moves to a vote on establishing a no-fly zone over the country. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to irish prime minister enda kenny about the celtic tiger's struggle to kick-start it's economy. >> brown: and tom bearden reports on a project to use private satellites to help stop genocide. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and by bnsf railway. pacific life. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedica
the u.n. moves to a vote on establishing a no-fly zone over the country. >> woodruff: margaret warner talks to irish prime minister enda kenny about the celtic tiger's struggle to kick-start it's economy. >> brown: and tom bearden reports on a project to use private satellites to help stop genocide. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> you can't manufacture pride, but pride builds great cars. and...
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and the u.n. nuclear agency warned a second reactor was failing as well. thousands of people had already been ordered out of a 12-mile exclusion zone around the plant. today, another 140,000 people living 12 to 20 miles away were told to stay indoors, and officials imposed a no-fly zone around the site. we have a series of reports from independent television news, beginning with tom clarke on the growing nuclear scare. >> reporter: seen from space this is the brighted fukushima nuclear plant. in this photo two square reactor buildings remain intact, but explosions since it was taken have left both resembling the smoldering carcasses of their neighbors. confirmation today that the containment around this reactor had been breached. this is a looknside reactor numb two engineers are struggling to keep the nuclear fuel rods covered with sea water. that exposes the fuel inside. as it heats up, water turns to steam and pressure builds up. reports suggest that due to that pressure, this structure, called the suppression chamber, cracked. it contains much of the h
and the u.n. nuclear agency warned a second reactor was failing as well. thousands of people had already been ordered out of a 12-mile exclusion zone around the plant. today, another 140,000 people living 12 to 20 miles away were told to stay indoors, and officials imposed a no-fly zone around the site. we have a series of reports from independent television news, beginning with tom clarke on the growing nuclear scare. >> reporter: seen from space this is the brighted fukushima nuclear...
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the president of ivory coast imposed a no-fly order today on u.n. aircraft in his west african country. laurent gbagbo has refused to step down, despite losing his re-election bid last year. the election winner alassane ouattara left ivory coast for a meeting today, using a u.n. helicopter. gbagbo's no-fly order could make it difficult for ouattara to return. president and mrs. obama turned the white house limelight on the problem of school bullies today. the president convened a conference of students, educators, parents and other experts. he said he was harassed as a child, because of his name and appearance. and, he said he rejects the notion that it's no big deal. >> if there's one goal of this conference, it's to dispel the myth that bullying is just a harmless rite of passage, or an inevitable part of growing up. it's not. bullying can have destructive consequences for our young people and it's not something we have to accept. >> holman: a number of cases in recent months of bullying that led to suicides have drawn national attention. those ar
the president of ivory coast imposed a no-fly order today on u.n. aircraft in his west african country. laurent gbagbo has refused to step down, despite losing his re-election bid last year. the election winner alassane ouattara left ivory coast for a meeting today, using a u.n. helicopter. gbagbo's no-fly order could make it difficult for ouattara to return. president and mrs. obama turned the white house limelight on the problem of school bullies today. the president convened a conference of...
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. >> suarez: u.n. assistant secretary general catherine bragg, thanks for joining us. >> you're most welcome. my pleasure. >> ifill: coming up, more on the >> ifill: coming up, more on the status of japan's nuclear power plants; plus, saudi arabia sends troops into bahrain. but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: libyan leader moammar qaddafi pressed his assault on rebel-held towns today. government planes carried out new air strikes on ajdabiyah, and the larger city of benghazi lay ahead. we have a report from bill neely of independent news. . >> reporter: qaddafi's men are on the road to benghazi, and the rebels are on the run. just days ago and for 100 miles around, this was in rebel hands. not anymore. qaddafi state television has been showing off his latest prize, the oil town. this complex provides electricity to the rebel capital benghazi. qaddafi could now cut its power. his men simply out-gunned the rebels, retaking the oil towns with artillery, tanks and pla
. >> suarez: u.n. assistant secretary general catherine bragg, thanks for joining us. >> you're most welcome. my pleasure. >> ifill: coming up, more on the >> ifill: coming up, more on the status of japan's nuclear power plants; plus, saudi arabia sends troops into bahrain. but first, with the other news of the day, here's kwame holman. >> holman: libyan leader moammar qaddafi pressed his assault on rebel-held towns today. government planes carried out new air...
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april, 2006, the u.n. passed a doctrine and then everybody rallied behind it. that's the responsibility to protect doctrine. we can't be advocating that, voting for it and then at this time saying we're not going to go and do this. >> woodruff: this is the doctrine to protect. does that answer the question. >> well, again, what are the authorizing authorities to enable the community of nations who want to stop this heinous behavior on the part of qaddafi. >> you mean on the ground in libya or do you mean -- >> in terms of achieving the outcomes of preventing qaddafi from attacking his people. but is that what the desired end state is? or is it to get rid of qaddafi and to allow a set of the democratic movement to then replace him? >> woodruff: how would you answer that. >> right now we're faced with tremendous human catastrophe that's going on as we speak. this man qaddafi is totally unpredictable. we don't know what he is going to do from one day to the next. and i can assure you one thing, it could be a missile from the east, from the west to the east that mi
april, 2006, the u.n. passed a doctrine and then everybody rallied behind it. that's the responsibility to protect doctrine. we can't be advocating that, voting for it and then at this time saying we're not going to go and do this. >> woodruff: this is the doctrine to protect. does that answer the question. >> well, again, what are the authorizing authorities to enable the community of nations who want to stop this heinous behavior on the part of qaddafi. >> you mean on the...
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the u.n. security council voted unanimously in favor of sanctions. the eu has since filed suit. u.s. secretary of state hillary cnton megyn stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open -- again stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open. >> the international community continues to diplomatic pressure on libyan leader moammar gaddafi. the turmoil involving libya is high on the human rights council's agenda. now, they had issued an urgent appeal. >> there is concern the widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population may amount to crimes under international law. attacks must be independently investigated, and those responsible must be held to account. >> in any event to prevent mortality, russia and the eu are discussing further measures, such as a no-fly zone over libya, and the german foreign minister has proposed a north- south pact to shore up democracy building efforts in north africa. >> we can help build democratic institutions. we can help promote an effective rule of law with truly independent judges. we can support the st
the u.n. security council voted unanimously in favor of sanctions. the eu has since filed suit. u.s. secretary of state hillary cnton megyn stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open -- again stressed that washington is keeping all of its options open. >> the international community continues to diplomatic pressure on libyan leader moammar gaddafi. the turmoil involving libya is high on the human rights council's agenda. now, they had issued an urgent appeal. >>...
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meanwhile, the u.n. security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone on qaddafi's air force. but the libyan leader's son saif al-islam said it would do no good. >> ( translated ): military operations are over. within 48 hours, everything will be finished. our forces are almost in benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> brown: meanwhile, secretary of state clinton in egypt today said she hopes for a u.n. vote on an international response no later than tomorrow. also today, the "new york times" reported four of its journalists are missing in libya. they disappeared tuesday while covering the rebels' retreat in the east. to update the overall situation we're joined again by dirk vandewalle. he's an associate professor of government at dartmouth college and author of "a history of modern libya." so how has qaddafi been able to seemingly turn things around and retake these towns? >> well, i think originally we had all anticipated that as the uprising proceeded that this would turn into a longer conflict which eventually this international community would have a ch
meanwhile, the u.n. security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone on qaddafi's air force. but the libyan leader's son saif al-islam said it would do no good. >> ( translated ): military operations are over. within 48 hours, everything will be finished. our forces are almost in benghazi. whatever the decision, it will be too late. >> brown: meanwhile, secretary of state clinton in egypt today said she hopes for a u.n. vote on an international response no later than tomorrow....